Cravat-supporter.



T. P. PANAGOS.,

CRAVAT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION man JULY 24.1916.

l gg'g. Patented Nov. 20, 1917.

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CHAVATSUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 24,1916.

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Snom/Lto@ ammo/1g ini s THEOJDORE F. PANAGOS, .OF SAN FRANCISCO,CALE'OFJNIA.

CRAVATSUPPORTER.

To all 'whom it may concer/ft.

Be it known that I, THEoDoRn P. FA'NAGos, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Fran\-` `cravatand necktie supporters, one object of the invention being the provisionof a supporter which acts as a form upon which the tie may be arranged`and by means of which it is unnecessary to have a portion of the tiepassed around the neck band of the collar, it being possible to form thetie upon the supporter and then adjustably attach the same to the frontcollar button so that the tie will be properly supported in closecontact with the collar.

` A further object of this invention is the provision of a device ofthis character which is simple, inexpensive and durable in constructionand thoroughly ecient and practical in use.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present device used in connectionwith a laydown collar.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the su porter per se, dotted linesillustrating t e position of a four-in-hand tie thereon.-A

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank of the main supporting member.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation thereof showing an elastic and button holeengaging member in place.

Fig. 5 is a-modiied form of blank.

Fig. 6 is a sectional' view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the support orframe which is made from a single sheet of material, either sheet metal,paper, celluloid, or the like, the same being provided with the twodiver ent terminals 11 and the depending termina 12, said dependingterminal being provided with the rounded concavity 13 at its junctionwith the divergent terminals and being channeled throughout its lengthto produce the flattened end 14:.

Formed in the Hattened end is an elongated opening 15, while formedthereabove is a circular opening 16, there being a circular opening 17formed in the enlarged de- Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov.. 2t), 191'?.

Application filed .Tuly 24, 1916. Serial No. 111,032I

pressed portion and the two openings 18 formed thereaborve in therelatively flat portion of the supporter.

'llhe elastic cord 19 is threaded through the respective openings asillustrated, and where the same projects through the elongated openingat the flattened end 14: of the device, it is passed through theopenings 2O of the collar button engaging plate 22, said plate beingnormally disposed at the rear of the lower end of the supporter so as toengage and slip over the head and shank of the collar button 23supporting the laydown collar 24 as illustrated.

When it is desired to regulate the tension of the elastic cord the endsof the latter,

which are reversely trained through the adjustable sleeve 25, can bepulled upon, thereby shortening the length of the cord, and this sleeve25 will frictionally hold the ends of said cord and thus in this mannerregulate the tension thereof relative to the collar button engagingmember.

Where this device is used in connection with laydown collars, the cravator tie 26 is positioned as illustrated in Fig. 2, the collar buttonengaging plate, after the-divergent terminals have been pressed firmlybetween the ends of the collar and at the junction between the neck bandand flaps thereof, is placed upon the button so as to place the elasticcord under stress, thus holding the tie in position and pullin the lowerend of the support against the sirt bosom, thus holding the tie againstupward creeping movement and flat upon the wearer.

Where the present tie support is used in connection with standingcollars, the hooked terminals or lugs 27 are formed integral with thedivergent terminals upon the lower edge thereof, so that theseterminalswill engage the lower edge of the collar between the collar band and thelower edge of the collar, and thus support the tie in yproper position.

What ll claim as new is ln a device of the kind described, incombination, a tie support having a depending terminal so as to besubstantially-'t-shaped, said support and terminal being bulged out soas to provide a continuously channeled member, said channeled memberhaving its channel restricted-in width between its ends, said channeledmember being formed at its upper end and near its lower end withanopening and with a slot at its lowermost litt@ litt lll@

end, said support havingl spaced apart openings directly above saidmember, an elastic cord having its terminals passed through the openingsof said support, both terminals being passed into the first and secondopenings of said channeled member so as to be mounted close togethersnugly Within the restricted portion of the channel of said member andpassing through said slot, a button engaging plate to which the freeends of said terminals are secured, and asleeve on said late throughwhlch said terminals reverse y extend and in which they are fric-

